Miniature rose plant named ‘Poulpar068’

ABSTRACT

A new miniature rose plant that has abundant, white flowers and attractive foliage. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for year-round production in commercial glasshouses. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpar068’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety ofminiature rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing betweenthe female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent,also an unnamed seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2006 and the resultingseeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark.The new variety, named ‘Poulpar068’, originated as a single seedlingfrom the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent andfemale seed parent primarily by flower coloration and growth habit.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety for commercialculture was to create a new and distinct variety with unique qualities,such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant white flowers;    -   2. Vigorous and compact growth;    -   3. Year-round flowering under glasshouse conditions;    -   4. Suitability for production from softwood cuttings in pots;    -   5. Durable flowers and foliage which make a variety suitable for        distribution in the floral industry.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously availablecommercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, anddistinguish ‘Poulpar068’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated theseeds from the aforementioned hybridization and conducted evaluations onthe resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg,Denmark. ‘Poulpar068’ was selected by the inventor as a single plantfrom the progeny of the hybridization in 2006.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpar068’ by cuttings was first done byMogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in 2007. Thisinitial and other subsequent propagations conducted in controlledenvironments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpar068’are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonablypossible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typicalcharacteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of‘Poulpar068’, exhibited in plants that are 3 months of age. Specificallyillustrated in the drawing are flowers at various stages of development,flower in parts, leaves, and stems.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpar068’, as observed in itsgrowth in glasshouses in Half Moon Bay, Calif. Observed plants are 3months of age and were cultivated in 10.5 cm pots. Color references aremade using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) ColourChart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety‘Poulra015’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 14,309 are compared to ‘Poulpar068’ inChart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpar068’ ‘Poulra015’ Petalage: 35 petals, 5 of which 13 to15 petals under are petaloids. normal conditions with 0 to 3 petaloids.Flower Diameter: 60 to 65 mm 55 mm General Tonality of White Group 155AYellow Group 11D Flower Color:

FLOWER AND FLOWER BUD

-   Blooming habit: Continuous.-   Flower bud:    -   -   Size.—Upon opening, 20 mm in length from base of receptacle            to end of bud. 10 mm in diameter.        -   Bud form.—        -   Bud color.—As sepals unfold, petals are White Group 155A.        -   Sepals.—Upper Surface: Color: Green Group 138A. Texture:            Smooth, moderately pubescent. Lower Surface: Color: Yellow            Green Group 144A. Texture: Smooth. Shape: Apex: Cirrhose.            Base: Flat at union with receptacle. Margins: Margins have            moderate foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals.            Size: 30 to 35 mm long by 7 mm wide.        -   Receptacle.—Surface Texture: Smooth. Shape: Funnel shaped.            Size: 6 mm tall and 9 mm wide. Color: Yellow Green Group            144A.        -   Pedicel.—Surface: Smooth. Length: 15 to 25 mm. Diameter:            Generally 3 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Strength:            Strong.        -   Borne.—Singly.-   Flower bloom:    -   -   Fragrance.—Light floral scent.        -   Duration.—As a pot plant, flowers last up to 28 days.        -   Size.—Flower diameter is 60 to 65 mm when open. Flower depth            is 20 mm.        -   Form.—General shape is a hybrid tea with a high pointed            center.        -   Shape of flower, side view.—Upon opening, the upper portion            is flat. The lower portion is flat.-   Petalage: Under normal conditions, flowers have 35 petals total, 5    of which are petaloids.-   Color:    -   -   General tonality.—On open flower White Group 155A. There are            no changes to the flower color as the blooms mature.        -   Upon opening, petals.—Outermost and innermost petals are            White Group 155A on the upper and lower surface. No other            coloration observed at the petal base.        -   After opening, petals.—Outermost and innermost petals are            White Group 155A on the upper and lower surface. No other            coloration observed at the petal base.-   Petals:    -   -   Petal reflex.—Strong.        -   Margin.—Entire, uniform, with moderate undulations.        -   Shape.—Generally broad and elliptic. Apex shape: Rounded.            Base shape: Acute.        -   Size.—30 mm (l) by 30 mm (w). Innermost petals are 20 mm (l)            by 12 mm (w).        -   Texture.—Smooth.        -   Thickness.—Above average.-   Petaloids:    -   -   Quantity.—5 on average.        -   Shape.—Irregular, and asymmetric. The apex and base are            acute.        -   Color.—White Group 155A.        -   Size.—20 mm (l) by 10 mm (w).-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Pollen.—None Observed.        -   Anthers.—Size: 2 mm long. Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 160B.            Quantity: 45 on average.        -   Filaments.—Color: Yellow Group 2B. Length: About 3 mm.        -   Pistils.—Length: About 3 mm long. Quantity: 20 on average.        -   Stigmas.—Level relative to the length of the filaments and            the height of the anthers. Color: Red Group 43C.        -   Styles.—Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 160C.        -   Seed formation.—Not observed.

PLANT

-   Plant growth: Upright. Plants are 17 cm in height on average, and 15    cm wide.-   Stems:    -   -   Color.—Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Mature            growth: Green Group 138A.        -   Length.—Canes are 12 to 15 cm from the base of the plant to            the flowering portion.        -   Diameter.—About 4 mm.        -   Internodes.—On mature canes, there is an average distance of            13 mm between nodes.        -   Surface texture.—Young and mature wood is smooth.-   Prickles:    -   -   Incidence.—No long prickles observed.-   Plant foliage: Normal number of leaflets on normal leaves in middle    of the stem: 5 to 7 leaflets.    -   -   Compound leaf size.—80 mm (l) by 60 mm (w).        -   Quantity.—8 leaves per 10 cm of stem.        -   Color of juvenile foliage.—Upper Leaf Surface: Yellow-Green            Group 146A. Lower Leaf Surface: Yellow-Green Group 146B.            Anthocyanin: At the leaflet margins, Greyed-Purple Group            183A.        -   Color of mature foliage.—Upper Leaf Surface: Yellow-Green            Group 147A. Lower Leaf Surface: Yellow-Green Group 147B.-   Plant leaves and leaflets:    -   -   Stipules.—Size: About 4 mm in length. 2 to 3 mm wide. Shape:            Linear, slightly broad based with outward extending apices.            Margins: Finely serrated with few stipitate glands. Color:            Yellow-Green Group 146A. Quantity: 2 stipules per leaf.        -   Petiole.—Length: 20 mm on average. Diameter: About 2 mm.            Upper surface: Yellow-Green Group 147A with intonations of            Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Smooth. Lower surface:            Yellow-Green Group 146B.        -   Rachis.—Length: 20 mm on average. Diameter: About 2 mm.            Upper surface: Yellow-Green Group 147A with intonations of            Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Smooth. Lower surface:            Yellow-Green Group 146B.        -   Leaflet.—Size: 40 mm in length by 20 mm wide. Margin:            Serrate. General Shape: Ovate. Apex Shape: Acute. Base            Shape: Round. Texture: Smooth. Arrangement: Odd pinnate.            Venation: Reticulate. Leaf Gloss: Somewhat glossy.-   Cold hardiness: The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold Hardiness Zone    6.-   Heat tolerance: The variety has been found to be suitable for    climate conditions found in the American Horticulture Society heat    zone 7.-   Disease resistance: For a variety of the miniature class, the    variety exhibits superior resistance to all forms of black spot and    mildew.

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature class named‘Poulpar068’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due toits abundant, white flowers, vigorous growth, compact habit, suitabilityfor production from softwood cuttings in pots, and durable flowers andfoliage that make the variety suitable for distribution in the floralindustry.